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latest target of attacks, including a raid that killed eight iraqis in baqouba and a bombing that killed 22 in diwaniyah. 40 more died in a baghdad bombing two weeks ago. and three american soldiers were killed near the border with iran last week. in all, 15 americans died in iraq last month, the highest toll since june, 2008. in washington today, a state department spokeswoman condemned the violence. >> the people doing this are not only enemies of the u.s., they're also enemies of the iraqi people and their desire to live peacefully and have stability in their future. we continue to work with iraqi to ensure they have a full and strong and stable government. >> ifill: u.s. forces officially ended combat operations in iraq last august, and the remaining 47,000 troops are scheduled to withdraw by year's end. iraqi leaders are scheduled to meet this week to talk about asking for at least some of the u.s. force to remain. followers of shiite cleric muqtada al-sadr oppose that, demanding instead that u.s. forces depart as scheduled. for more on the uptick in violence in iraq, we turn to "washi
latest target of attacks, including a raid that killed eight iraqis in baqouba and a bombing that killed 22 in diwaniyah. 40 more died in a baghdad bombing two weeks ago. and three american soldiers were killed near the border with iran last week. in all, 15 americans died in iraq last month, the highest toll since june, 2008. in washington today, a state department spokeswoman condemned the violence. >> the people doing this are not only enemies of the u.s., they're also enemies of the...
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if i live in minnesota and want to get a 22 calibre long rifle that has a detachable magazine, i can still do that without being tracked. i can buy five or more. >> you can buy 40 and nobody will make a requirement. a lot of gun shops do report suspicious purchases no matter what. >> ifill: anyway. >> anyway. a lot of them because they know that they're afraid that something like this could end up at a crime scene and they don't want to be blamed. they do it anyway but they won't be required to. at one point this was contemplated to it be much wider. and because of concerns inside the administration, they limited it only to, for political reasons they thought this would be more palatable to limit it only to four states. >> ifill: it will be interesting to see if even that survives. evan perez, "the wall street journal", thanks so much. >> thank you. >> suarez: and to another in our series on the art of film- making, produced in collaboration with "the economist" magazine. tonight's featured documentary is called "good fortune." it was produced by new yorkers landon van soest and jere
if i live in minnesota and want to get a 22 calibre long rifle that has a detachable magazine, i can still do that without being tracked. i can buy five or more. >> you can buy 40 and nobody will make a requirement. a lot of gun shops do report suspicious purchases no matter what. >> ifill: anyway. >> anyway. a lot of them because they know that they're afraid that something like this could end up at a crime scene and they don't want to be blamed. they do it anyway but they...
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ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker said it's proof the taliban is so damaged, it can't carry out large-scale operations. he spoke today in kabul. >> they've had to kind of regroup and figure out what they can do and, in some cases, that has been assassination. we saw a very similar pattern in iraq. clearly, these are horrific attacks but they can also be interpreted as a sign of significant organizational weakness. >> sreenivasan: a taliban spokesman told the associated press the kandahar mayor was targeted for ordering the destruction of homes city officials claimed were illegally constructed. two children were killed during that demolition. the prime minister of norway today announced an independent commission will review how last week's twin attacks were allowed to happen. and more details emerged about the self-confessed killer, who is in police custody. we have a report from carl dinnen of "independent television news." >> reporter: by the side of the lake, a short distance from the island of utoya, norwegians are still grappling with the enormity of what happened in this be
ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker said it's proof the taliban is so damaged, it can't carry out large-scale operations. he spoke today in kabul. >> they've had to kind of regroup and figure out what they can do and, in some cases, that has been assassination. we saw a very similar pattern in iraq. clearly, these are horrific attacks but they can also be interpreted as a sign of significant organizational weakness. >> sreenivasan: a taliban spokesman told the associated press...
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say, in afghanistan, there are honor killings. i talked to a journalists who couldn't talk about the attempted rape that was perpetrated by her superior because she knew of two colleagues who had been killed by their own families for talking about having been raped. so there are honor killings. there are many countries in which women can't marry after they've been raped. there's just simple gossipçç. their also the fear that there will be no justice brought in a lot of conflict zones. there are no working police departments, justice systems so there's really no point in coming forward in a lot of these cases for these journalists. >> warner: why did you and why the committee to protect journalists decide it was important to publicize this now? >> it's really a freedom issue that no one has been talking about. i think we cover things from attacks to murders to jailings of journalists. these are all things that prevent reporters from gettingtç and from having the news heard. this is just another way of preventing men and women
say, in afghanistan, there are honor killings. i talked to a journalists who couldn't talk about the attempted rape that was perpetrated by her superior because she knew of two colleagues who had been killed by their own families for talking about having been raped. so there are honor killings. there are many countries in which women can't marry after they've been raped. there's just simple gossipçç. their also the fear that there will be no justice brought in a lot of conflict zones. there...
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maria died on june 22. her body lay under a tree, since then many more have been killed. we drove up to the border area to find those who've fled to south sudan-- a new country which will get its independence from the north on saturday. in the village of panyang, we found a group of men who'd escaped the town of kadugli, terrified of sudanese government soldiers. >> ( translated ): these people are creating war. they're entering our homes, killing and shooting us. really, very many have died. that's is why i'm here. many are hiding in the bush. no-one has remained in town. >> reporter: they've come to a place which has scarcely enough to sustain its own people. south sudan has endured decades of war with the north. the fear is that renewed conflict in the nuba mountains will spill over the border. some of the refugees have walked for days from the heart of the nuba mountains, but others have come from just two hours up the road, a place called jaw. it's actually on this side of the border in south sudan but the northern government is bombing it nonetheless. that doesn't a
maria died on june 22. her body lay under a tree, since then many more have been killed. we drove up to the border area to find those who've fled to south sudan-- a new country which will get its independence from the north on saturday. in the village of panyang, we found a group of men who'd escaped the town of kadugli, terrified of sudanese government soldiers. >> ( translated ): these people are creating war. they're entering our homes, killing and shooting us. really, very many have...
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the national weather service has blamed at least 22 deaths on heat in recent days. the u.s. space shuttle program officially came to an end today, after 30 years and 135 flights. the last shuttle to fly-- "atlantis"-- touched down early this morning at cape canaveral, florida, winding up a 13-day mission. later, some 2000 onlookers gathered near the runway to welcome the crew of four astronauts. "atlantis" commander chris ferguson acknowledged it was a bittersweet day in the history of u.s. space exploration. >> we do really need something to look forward to. right now it's a little bit of a time of mourning, if you will. but, you know, that's to be expected. we've said we're saying goodbye to a good friend and we'll get over that. once we get over it, we'll start looking forward and we'll make it happen again. >> sreenivasan: for now, though, thousands of nasa employees will be laid off, beginning as early as tomorrow. the u.s. government is no longer a part-owner of chrysler. the italian automaker fiat bought the government's remaining holdings today worth $560 million. th
the national weather service has blamed at least 22 deaths on heat in recent days. the u.s. space shuttle program officially came to an end today, after 30 years and 135 flights. the last shuttle to fly-- "atlantis"-- touched down early this morning at cape canaveral, florida, winding up a 13-day mission. later, some 2000 onlookers gathered near the runway to welcome the crew of four astronauts. "atlantis" commander chris ferguson acknowledged it was a bittersweet day in the...
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from afghanistan. can i commend him for setting a timetable because that is the way to accelerate the process in kabul and make president hamid karzai set up and engage in some of the talks that are already taking place and i agree with my right hon. friend is wrong to internationalize this process. it has to be done through tribal structures in afghanistan and fought by themselves and for themselves. is not something we can supervise from the un. >> i thank my hon. friend for his questioning. across the house -- has to the afghan led. we don't want to see a sort of bad tribal -- that would lead to future instability. clearly it has got to be a proper reconciliation process. what i am scene and a timetable has existed, is a positive engagement from afghanistan and pakistan in talking about their shared future and in the end we can push and encourage and work with but in the end those two countries have to make decisions together about how to be more secure. >> welcome the fact that peace negotiations a
from afghanistan. can i commend him for setting a timetable because that is the way to accelerate the process in kabul and make president hamid karzai set up and engage in some of the talks that are already taking place and i agree with my right hon. friend is wrong to internationalize this process. it has to be done through tribal structures in afghanistan and fought by themselves and for themselves. is not something we can supervise from the un. >> i thank my hon. friend for his...
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or 53 kofi if there was a refusal which is roughly similar to the previous five terms that averages 22%. so roughly the same. those statistics will not tell the whole story. some of the cases look deeply contested but turnout to be unanimous. at&t verses fcc is a good sample. when the case was greeted people thought it was going to be the next citizens united. this in view it the privacy rights of corporations. and the freedom of information act where personal privacy and with the corporation, at&t, said this would give rights of privacy because person is defined to mean corporation under the federal code. and that argument didn't work too well because as the chief justice pointed out in the oral arguments, the word is personal privacy, and there are often situations in which they had a very different meanings from the roots. the chief pointed out an oral arguments craft and crafty, squirrel and squirrely, pastor and pastoral and the like. and the chief justice writing for the unanimous court found at&t did not have the right to personal privacy and he concluded his opinion with a wonde
or 53 kofi if there was a refusal which is roughly similar to the previous five terms that averages 22%. so roughly the same. those statistics will not tell the whole story. some of the cases look deeply contested but turnout to be unanimous. at&t verses fcc is a good sample. when the case was greeted people thought it was going to be the next citizens united. this in view it the privacy rights of corporations. and the freedom of information act where personal privacy and with the...
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and they swept across afghanistan controlling 90% of afghanistan. this fighting eruption -- taliban, al-qaeda -- saw four million refugees into pakistan. the introduction of a gun, kalashnikov, and drug culture. finally in 9/11, the terrible, disastrous terrorist attack on the world trade center and the u.s. military offense e in afghanistan -- offensive in afghanistan, all al-qaeda and taliban ran into the mountains and be cities of pakistan. therefore, ladies and gentlemen, religious mill tap si we saw -- militancy we saw in the east in the indian-held kashmir, religious militancy in afghanistan is followed entirely on -- has fallen entirely on pakistan in the center. this is how religious militancy was introduced. we are not the perpetrators. the situation in pakistan was perfectly normal until 1979, but things started getting disturbed after that for the reasons that i've told. pakistan, therefore, ladies and gentlemen, faces four menaces, i would say. number one is the menace of al-qaeda who are there in our mountains. but i think over time the
and they swept across afghanistan controlling 90% of afghanistan. this fighting eruption -- taliban, al-qaeda -- saw four million refugees into pakistan. the introduction of a gun, kalashnikov, and drug culture. finally in 9/11, the terrible, disastrous terrorist attack on the world trade center and the u.s. military offense e in afghanistan -- offensive in afghanistan, all al-qaeda and taliban ran into the mountains and be cities of pakistan. therefore, ladies and gentlemen, religious mill tap...
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forces in afghanistan. thank you all for your many years of great service to this nation and your willingness to serve once again let me extend our thanks to your families to support. i would invite each of you to introduce any family members or friends who may be here with you when you make your opening remarks. the general thurman nomination as the next commander of u.s. forces in korea comes at a time of significant change would simmering tension on the korean peninsula. our commitment to peace and stability in the region remains steadfast. our alliance with the republic of korea is as strong as ever. the strength of that alliance will be particularly important over the next few years as we embark on an ambitious realignment of our forces in the peninsula and the to do with the unpredictable and aggressive behavior of a north korean regime that continues to fall of the destructive path of an international pariah. general thurman's long experience in positions of leadership and maintaining well- trained e
forces in afghanistan. thank you all for your many years of great service to this nation and your willingness to serve once again let me extend our thanks to your families to support. i would invite each of you to introduce any family members or friends who may be here with you when you make your opening remarks. the general thurman nomination as the next commander of u.s. forces in korea comes at a time of significant change would simmering tension on the korean peninsula. our commitment to...
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we had the largest expansion in the history of this country, over 22 million new net jobs. we handed off to president bush a record surplus. he cut taxes. he cut taxes, and look where we are now. he inherited a record surplus. alan greenspan said we were in danger of having too much money, the federal government. we had a $5 trillion surplus going into the future. the budget would have balanced this year. where are the jobs from these bush tax cuts? the reason there are $3 trillion sitting on the sidelines is that the middle class cannot buy. it is not because -- if you are a billionaire, you can only buy so many cars, so many planes. it is the middle-class that really believes our economy. we have to be thinking of them. thank you. >> center -- se --nator laughtenburg? >> i approach this from a standpoint of personal experience that tells me that we are not doing the right thing in our country, that those of us who are fortunate enough to have succeeded financially, whether through inheritance or hard work -- the fact of the matter is that we are living pretty high on the
we had the largest expansion in the history of this country, over 22 million new net jobs. we handed off to president bush a record surplus. he cut taxes. he cut taxes, and look where we are now. he inherited a record surplus. alan greenspan said we were in danger of having too much money, the federal government. we had a $5 trillion surplus going into the future. the budget would have balanced this year. where are the jobs from these bush tax cuts? the reason there are $3 trillion sitting on...
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is pulling about 1/3 of its troops out of afghanistan by next summer. nato wants the handover to take place quickly. although there are questions about their abilities, the afghans say they are up to the task. that international troops and the afghan government have been very active in our province. there have been a lot of reconstruction projects. foreign soldiers have been making their presence felt. people feel safe. we are ready to take control of our destiny. >> afghan military personnel hold talks with american officers. for months, they have been planning for the start of the u.s. withdrawa communication is still the biggest problem. but there is broad agreement on the plan of action. the u.s. has increased the pace of training of their afghan allies in recent months. the afghans need to be qualified before they can provide security. u.s. forces trained afghan policeman or retrain a pilot in five weeks. training provided by the germans in northern afghanistan last four month but i set demands that the basic standards should be similar. >> the sec
is pulling about 1/3 of its troops out of afghanistan by next summer. nato wants the handover to take place quickly. although there are questions about their abilities, the afghans say they are up to the task. that international troops and the afghan government have been very active in our province. there have been a lot of reconstruction projects. foreign soldiers have been making their presence felt. people feel safe. we are ready to take control of our destiny. >> afghan military...
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that average is 22%. so roughly the same. those statistics will not tell the whole story. some of the cases look really deeply contested but term out to be unanimous. at&t vs. f.c.c. is a good example. when the case was granted people said it was the next citizens united. it involved the privacy rights of corporations. and, you know, the statute, the freedom of information act grants rights for personal privacy and what the corporation, at&t, said we have rights of privacy here because person is defined to mean corporation under the federal code. that argument didn't work too well because as the chief justice pointed out in oral argument the word is personnel privacy and there is a situation in which words mean different definitions from the root. craft and craftee, squirrel and squirrely and pastor and pastoral. and the chief justice writing for oral argument said at&t didn't have the right to personal privacy. and he said, we trust that at&t will not take it personally. [laughter] there was a high rate of so-called ideological division for the term in the case of 5-4 or
that average is 22%. so roughly the same. those statistics will not tell the whole story. some of the cases look really deeply contested but term out to be unanimous. at&t vs. f.c.c. is a good example. when the case was granted people said it was the next citizens united. it involved the privacy rights of corporations. and, you know, the statute, the freedom of information act grants rights for personal privacy and what the corporation, at&t, said we have rights of privacy here because...
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in afghanistan. um, can you talk a little bit about what pakistan's assessment is of that process now, not only the core group process, but reconciliation in general, reports of united states meetings with taliban officials? and, also, what pakistan can bring to the table. pakistan has talked frequently about needing to have a seat at the table. what do you bring to the table? the americans have said you need to, you need to, um, either sever your relationship, for example, with the haqqani network or bring them into this, into this process. what can pakistan do in order to make this process work better? >> first of all, we support a reconciliation in afghanistan because we understand that wars, essentially, always end through some kind of reconciliation and talks anyway. so the reconciliation process in afghanistan has to be led by the afghans. it's their country. and to bring to an end the internal conflict in afghanistan that started after the departure of the soviets way back, '89 the soviets wen
in afghanistan. um, can you talk a little bit about what pakistan's assessment is of that process now, not only the core group process, but reconciliation in general, reports of united states meetings with taliban officials? and, also, what pakistan can bring to the table. pakistan has talked frequently about needing to have a seat at the table. what do you bring to the table? the americans have said you need to, you need to, um, either sever your relationship, for example, with the haqqani...
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. >> it's a story about afghanistan but it's about one woman and one family in afghanistan so it really personalizes some of the challenges of that country. it's called the dressmakers of speed and tells the story of >> guest: it tells the story of a young woman who is supposed to be a teacher and ended up becoming an entrepreneur because there were so tough on so many people and she was left as the head of a family with five brothers and sisters counting on her and she became an entrepreneur and a dressmakers because there was nothing else women were to able to do. >> host: the interesting thing is she had never sewn before and became a successful dressmaker. >> guest: in the course of spending years going back and forth in afghanistan writing the book which i really think celebrates the unsung heroines whose stories are never told during the war. what i learned is that she realized pretty quickly on that she was actually sort of lousy seamstress but she was a really good businesswoman, and the seamstresses kept coming to her house, the young and girls who knew the families were counti
. >> it's a story about afghanistan but it's about one woman and one family in afghanistan so it really personalizes some of the challenges of that country. it's called the dressmakers of speed and tells the story of >> guest: it tells the story of a young woman who is supposed to be a teacher and ended up becoming an entrepreneur because there were so tough on so many people and she was left as the head of a family with five brothers and sisters counting on her and she became an...
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on may 22 15 to 20 militant it's stormed hang ars in karachi. it took the pakistan military over 15 hours to end that siege. two u.s. p-3-c's were destroyed. it is an antisubmarine and marine surveillance aircraft. some reports now indicate it was an inside job as the terrorists had military uniforms and knew exactly where the planes were located. then on june 14 reports confirmed that pakistan now has arrested c.i.a. informants that helped us locate osama bin laden where he had been living under the eyes of the pakistan military for years. as reported in "the new york times" on june 14, i.s.i. arrested 30 pakistani informants who helped the united states capture bin laden. one was a pakistani army major who officials said copied the license plates of cars visiting bin laden's compound. and then further in june when c.i.a. director panetta went to pakistan to inform them that there was a factory that were making bombs or i.e.d.'s that could be used against americans, by the time the pakistani troops showed up, the militants had disappeared. not
on may 22 15 to 20 militant it's stormed hang ars in karachi. it took the pakistan military over 15 hours to end that siege. two u.s. p-3-c's were destroyed. it is an antisubmarine and marine surveillance aircraft. some reports now indicate it was an inside job as the terrorists had military uniforms and knew exactly where the planes were located. then on june 14 reports confirmed that pakistan now has arrested c.i.a. informants that helped us locate osama bin laden where he had been living...
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the police in afghanistan are fugs. we eatow they are -- we them and train them and now we have a trained and equipped thugs. you think via administration has decided we still need to be there? >> the administration uses some of the language in saying that we need to change your direction. he is doing so in a very slow pace that keeps us in this nation-building capacity. i think it is very hard to reverse course. that has proven itself time overtime as our nation becomes involved in foreign settings. every once in awhile, we need to reevaluate early, ask ourselves about the fundamental reasons we are there, and as if the current strategy best serves our national security and the current strategy does not. tavis: how do you all know that pulling out troops by the end of next year is a wise strategy? is that not something that the military leaders on the ground would know best? what we're not talking about taking and eliminating one strategy and having no other strategy. all we're saying is this. for example, let's take o
the police in afghanistan are fugs. we eatow they are -- we them and train them and now we have a trained and equipped thugs. you think via administration has decided we still need to be there? >> the administration uses some of the language in saying that we need to change your direction. he is doing so in a very slow pace that keeps us in this nation-building capacity. i think it is very hard to reverse course. that has proven itself time overtime as our nation becomes involved in...
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schaefer as the president of true alliesance, which has 22-member financial centers and approximately $1.4 billion in assets and both of these individuals are exceptionally knowledgeable voices on consumer protection issues and were deeply engaged in these issues during the dodd-frank act. mr. calhoun, i wanted to ask you one question having to do with for-profit education. title ten of the dodd-frank act requires the study and monitoring of the private education student loan market, and it is my understanding from hearings in the health education and labor committee that it's common for the for-profit educational institutions to make student loans directly to their students as a way to fill the gap between federal loans and the price of tuition. do you know if these loans would be covered by the bureau's new authorities under dodd frank, and if not, do you believe they should be? >> they are covered and they should be, because this is a mini version of the subprime lending and mortgage problems we saw. these loans are provided to people who are trying to do the right thing, get an ed
schaefer as the president of true alliesance, which has 22-member financial centers and approximately $1.4 billion in assets and both of these individuals are exceptionally knowledgeable voices on consumer protection issues and were deeply engaged in these issues during the dodd-frank act. mr. calhoun, i wanted to ask you one question having to do with for-profit education. title ten of the dodd-frank act requires the study and monitoring of the private education student loan market, and it is...
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forces afghanistan. thank you for your years of great service to this nation and your willingness to serve once again. let me also extend thanks to your families. support is so essential to yours and the nation's success as is the tradition of the kennedy i would invite each of you to introduce any family members or friends who may be here with you to make your opening remarks. general thurman's nomination as the commander of u.s. forces in korea comes at a time of significant change and simmering change on the korean peninsula. our commitment to peace and stability in the region remains steadfast and alliance with the republic of korea is as strong as ever. the strength of that alliance will be particularly important over the next few years as we are embarked on an ambitious realignment of our forces on the peninsula and need to deal with the unpredictable and aggressive behavior of the north korean regime that continues to follow the destructive path of an international pariah. general thurman experien
forces afghanistan. thank you for your years of great service to this nation and your willingness to serve once again. let me also extend thanks to your families. support is so essential to yours and the nation's success as is the tradition of the kennedy i would invite each of you to introduce any family members or friends who may be here with you to make your opening remarks. general thurman's nomination as the commander of u.s. forces in korea comes at a time of significant change and...
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amendment number 22 printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. broun of georgia. the chair: is there objection? without objection, the request for recorded votes are withdrawn on amendments number 21 and number 22. the unfinished business before the committee is the request for a rodded vote on the amendments offered by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, on which further proceedings were postponed and which the nays prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the america. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. welch of vermont. the chair: those in request of the recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. snoor [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] -- [captioni
amendment number 22 printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. broun of georgia. the chair: is there objection? without objection, the request for recorded votes are withdrawn on amendments number 21 and number 22. the unfinished business before the committee is the request for a rodded vote on the amendments offered by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, on which further proceedings were postponed and which the nays prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the america....
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>> roger, control. >> let me give you an example in southern afghanistan. so if you look at where the majority of the population is... >> narrator: the military leadership says there is no contradiction between protecting the afghan population and kill/capture operations. >> we've undertaken, you know, roughly 3,000 operations in the last 90 days, so this is an unprecedented op tempo here in afghanistan in these types of operations. >> narrator: according to major general john nicholson, kill/capture missions create space in which conventional troops can improve security. >> by maintaining the initiative against the enemy, that enables the majority of the force to focus on securing the population, so the two are essential and complementary. if we did not have this level of operational tempo with special operating forces, then it would be tougher for our conventional forces to secure the population. ( shouting and gunfire ) >> narrator: conventional forces across afghanistan are fighting hard to secure the major population centers. ( gunfire ) >> see the wom
>> roger, control. >> let me give you an example in southern afghanistan. so if you look at where the majority of the population is... >> narrator: the military leadership says there is no contradiction between protecting the afghan population and kill/capture operations. >> we've undertaken, you know, roughly 3,000 operations in the last 90 days, so this is an unprecedented op tempo here in afghanistan in these types of operations. >> narrator: according to major...
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in total, freedom house rates 22 countries as free and 10 as partly free. so there is work to be done among the countries that are partly free in bolivia, colombia, ecuador, gauts mall, haiti, honduras, to mention a few. but in most cases, the friends are positive. of particular concern are those countries that were rated as free in 1981 but are now only rated as partially free such as in venezuela. let me mention a few concerns of mine. one of those is the tendency towards centralization of power. in 1980, the military in many countries ruled under author tehran rule, issuing decrees, instead of elaboration of laws. today the trend is toward of extension of term limits. we see it in several countries. in guatemala, the presidential candidate took an unusual route to ensure his ability to run for president. she wanted to marry her country. perhaps such a move is technically legal, but it cirque vents the spirit of the law. even colombia passed a law to allow a third team for its president, but the supreme court ruled it unconstitutional. a second concern is
in total, freedom house rates 22 countries as free and 10 as partly free. so there is work to be done among the countries that are partly free in bolivia, colombia, ecuador, gauts mall, haiti, honduras, to mention a few. but in most cases, the friends are positive. of particular concern are those countries that were rated as free in 1981 but are now only rated as partially free such as in venezuela. let me mention a few concerns of mine. one of those is the tendency towards centralization of...
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in afghanistan. i was only help -- hopeful to lead a small sample of those downrange, to look them in the eye and let them know how much i appreciate what they and their families do for our country. looking forward i knew that it would be very difficult for me to express my feelings for these young men and women, in a way that would allow me to get through this speech. a personal message from me to all of the servicemen and women across the world was published and distributed in the military channel. i will just say that here -- i will think of these young warriors, the ones who fought and keep on fighting, and those who never made it back until the end of my days. and as i was contemplating this moment i thought about something becky told me in january 2005 when i was as to the first director of national intelligence. i was wrestling with this decision and i told her she could make it easier if she said she did not want to go back to washington. she said, you have to do what you have to do. this is
in afghanistan. i was only help -- hopeful to lead a small sample of those downrange, to look them in the eye and let them know how much i appreciate what they and their families do for our country. looking forward i knew that it would be very difficult for me to express my feelings for these young men and women, in a way that would allow me to get through this speech. a personal message from me to all of the servicemen and women across the world was published and distributed in the military...